Chapter 14: Cell Walls and the Extracellular Matrix

Weblinks

Bacterial Structures
http://www.gsbs.utmb.edu/microbook/ch002.htm
An overview of bacterial structures, including a good description of cell walls of Gram-positive and Gram-negative species

Plasmodesmata
http://jic.ac.uk/staff/andy-maule/plasmodesmata.htm
Current research on the structure and functions of plasmodesmata between plant cells

Extracellular Matrix
http://themedicalbiochemistrypage.org/extracellularmatrix.html
Summary of the molecules in the mammalian extracellular matrix

Integrins
http://bme.virginia.edu/ley/integrins.html
Overview of these proteins, and links to pages on various integrins in humans

Tight Junctions
http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/J/Junctions.html#tight
Overview of animal intercellular junctions, with reference to alterations in cancer

Plant Cell Walls
http://www.ccrc.uga.edu/~mao/intro/ouline.htm
Plant cell wall structure, assembly, and function

Gap Junctions
http://petrus.upc.es/~wwwdib/bioz/caract_tissues/files/grepdoc.pdf
An overview of the role of gap junctions, with an emphasis on heart muscle